UK Earth and Environmental Sciences

Rocks as #strangerthings characters!

Today we join #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #Strike4BlackLives. We will not publish Nature today and will instead take time to focus on what we can do better, and plan how we can play our part in eradicating anti-Black racism in academia and STEM. go.nature.com/2MOuDak

Lillie is now headed to work for Dynetics in Huntsville, AL. Dynetics is, among many projects, involved in developing the Human Landing System for NASA's Artemis program to take the first woman to the Moon by 2024. Congrats, Lillie!

Lillie Cole, an undergrad working in Dr. Ravat's lab, was a finalist for UK Student Employee of the Year. Dr. Ravat says "This is the most exemplary undergraduate student worker in all aspects with whom I have had the pleasure of working." #WomenInSTEM

Check out this article from UKNow where Dr. Ed Woolery explains why combining geology and engineering is an excellent combination for understanding seismic hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone and elsewhere. uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-pr… #whatwedo #exploreEES

Might we call this Granular Flow? 😲😲 Heavy Rain From Cyclone Gita Turns Rakaia River into a River of Rock #geology #EarthScience #Weather #Idontwanttogetcaughtinthat #physics

Don't forget to consider the damages that may not be as obvious. #puertorico #earthquakes @USGS

Although we can't "see" inside the earth or travel back in time, we can use computer models and thermochronology to try and reconstruct the past. He recently submitted his first paper so hopefully we'll get to see the results of his work very soon!

Brandon Spencer began his PhD in 2018 and is working in the southern Appalachians and Scotland to try and figure out what happens within the earth to facilitate the rapid destruction of mountain belts.

"We have a lot of research and understanding telling us how mountains are built but a poor understanding of what happens after." #geology #geoscience #STEM #ExploreEES #whatwedo #gradschool @universityofky

The tactile images like the one in this post are created by printing on a special paper that when run through a PIAF machine slightly elevates portions of the paper that have been printed with black ink.

These will be used not only in his own classes at University of Kentucky but will be freely accessible on the website of the International Association of Geoscience Diversity (@accessiblegeo).

Open your physical geology textbook. Now close your eyes. How would you learn this information if you were visually-impaired? #geology #geoscience #inclusiveeducation #STEMforall #whatwedo #exploreEES

Every other year students in Dr. Ettensohn's EES 395 course head to the Bahamas to explore modern carbonate depositional environments. Why? Because the Bahamas are an excellent modern analog for the carbonate rocks beneath our feet in KY! #geology #geoscience #science

He was on Expedition 378 whose mission is to investigate Paleogene paleoclimate. Certainly not a bad way to spend a winter month! (2/2) Find out more about the expedition here: joidesresolution.org #whatwedo #exploreEES #geoscience

If you've ever wanted to spend a month on a scientific expedition from Fiji to Tahiti, a degree in geoscience can get you there! Alex Reis (left), is a current PhD student in EES and recently finished an expedition with the International Ocean Discovery Program... (1/2) @TheJR

February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in STEM! Did you know that around the world only 30% of scientists are women even though they make up nearly half of the global population? #universityofkentucky #womeninstem #womeninscience

Did you know that the rocks you see near campus are well-known around the world because of the preservation and exposure of stratigraphy from the Ordovician? You can read the paper for free until the end of Feb: bit.ly/39ckyNS #geology #exploreEES #whatwedo